safe-

safe- root words — words with the safe- root

The root safe- comes from Latin salvus, meaning safe, unharmed. 28 words in Dendril are built from it, including safe, safely, safer, safest, safety, save, saved, saves, saving, safeguard, safeguards, salvation. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the safe- root

Explore words with safe- — words containing the safe- root and sharing its sense of "safe, unharmed". Examples include safe, safely, safer, safest, safety, save, saved, saves, saving, safeguard, safeguards, salvation. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The safe- root means safe, unharmed, from Latin salvus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.